The Spirituals Project brought Academy Award-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. to Denver last week to salute his longstanding commitment to achieving social justice for all. Gossett accepted the Jericho Award during the Red Gala, a dinner and concert that also included the presentation of Excellence in Service to the Community awards to Gwen Brown, Harold Fields and Maria Guarjardo. Outside of acting, Gossett is active in the Eracism Foundation, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the National World War I Museum in Kansas City. The Spirituals Project, based at the University of Denver, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the religious folk songs written and first performed by African-American slaves.
VOA show offers sweet ideas for holiday wardrobes
It hardly seems possible that the holiday season is right around the corner, but it is, and that means it’s time to start thinking about what to wear to the whirl of parties and celebrations taking place between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. Mariel, Goldyn and Moda boutiques offered plenty of possibilities at The Sweet Life, a cocktail party and show that brought 300 friends of Volunteers of America to the Larimer Square nightspot Suite 200 on Sept. 17.
Joanne Davidson shares the details of who was there and how much money was raised in her Seen First blog:
